WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:03.000 Dragnet. 00:03.000 --> 00:10.800 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 00:10.800 --> 00:21.760 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 00:21.760 --> 00:23.440 You're a detective sergeant. 00:23.440 --> 00:25.600 You're assigned to juvenile detail. 00:25.600 --> 00:29.560 You get a report that a teenage boy has been found in a downtown alley. 00:29.560 --> 00:31.280 He's in critical condition. 00:31.280 --> 00:37.880 Your job, check it out. 00:37.880 --> 00:38.880 It was Wednesday, November 16th. 00:38.880 --> 00:40.320 It was cool in Los Angeles. 00:40.320 --> 00:42.080 We were working a day watch out of juvenile detail. 00:42.080 --> 00:43.240 My partner's Frank Smith. 00:43.240 --> 00:44.240 The boss is Captain Powers. 00:44.240 --> 00:45.240 My name's Friday. 00:45.240 --> 00:46.600 We're on our way into the office. 00:46.600 --> 00:51.000 It was 9.17 p.m. when we got to the second floor of Georgia Street Juvenile Squadron. 00:51.000 --> 00:53.240 I don't know, Joe. 00:53.240 --> 00:54.240 What? 00:54.240 --> 00:56.520 You see a kid like that, you start wondering. 00:56.520 --> 00:57.520 Yeah. 00:57.520 --> 00:59.640 He's 15 years old trying to hold up a liquor store. 00:59.640 --> 01:00.640 Kind of worries the guy. 01:00.640 --> 01:01.640 What do you mean? 01:01.640 --> 01:02.640 About your own kids. 01:02.640 --> 01:03.640 How are they going to turn out? 01:03.640 --> 01:05.040 I don't know, most of them turn out okay. 01:05.040 --> 01:06.640 You can't help worrying, though. 01:06.640 --> 01:08.120 Well, you're a father. 01:08.120 --> 01:10.120 Maybe you're better off, Joe, not having the worries. 01:10.120 --> 01:11.120 You really believe that? 01:11.120 --> 01:12.120 I guess so. 01:12.120 --> 01:14.400 Well, why don't you stop down and marry me off? 01:14.400 --> 01:16.120 Oh, say, that reminds me. 01:16.120 --> 01:17.120 Yeah. 01:17.120 --> 01:18.560 You know the Phillips, the down the street farmers? 01:18.560 --> 01:19.560 I don't think I do. 01:19.560 --> 01:21.960 They were over for dinner the same night you were. 01:21.960 --> 01:22.960 Yeah. 01:22.960 --> 01:24.360 Last summertime, they made fried chicken? 01:24.360 --> 01:25.360 Oh, yeah. 01:25.360 --> 01:26.360 Remember? 01:26.360 --> 01:27.640 Yeah, I remember the chicken. 01:27.640 --> 01:28.640 Go ahead. 01:28.640 --> 01:31.440 You're going to spend Christmas with us, aren't you? 01:31.440 --> 01:32.440 Christmas. 01:32.440 --> 01:33.720 Well, you told me to be sure and remind you. 01:33.720 --> 01:35.120 It's only a month or so off. 01:35.120 --> 01:36.120 That's soon, huh? 01:36.120 --> 01:37.120 Yeah. 01:37.120 --> 01:38.120 Can we count on you? 01:38.120 --> 01:39.120 Yeah, if we're not working. 01:39.120 --> 01:40.720 Well, I'll let Faye know. 01:40.720 --> 01:41.720 What's this got to do with the Phillips? 01:41.720 --> 01:42.720 Nothing. 01:42.720 --> 01:43.720 Mm-hmm. 01:43.720 --> 01:46.160 It's got nothing to do with them, Joe. 01:46.160 --> 01:47.920 Why are you so darn suspicious? 01:47.920 --> 01:48.920 Which one of them has the sister? 01:48.920 --> 01:49.920 Huh? 01:49.920 --> 01:52.960 Come on, Mr. or Mrs. Which one? 01:52.960 --> 01:54.520 Both of them, for all I know. 01:54.520 --> 01:58.880 Well, which one has a sister who's coming out here for the holidays? 01:58.880 --> 01:59.880 Which one? 01:59.880 --> 02:00.880 Mrs. Phillips. 02:00.880 --> 02:04.440 And they're all going to be at your place for Christmas dinner, is that it? 02:04.440 --> 02:05.920 Well, Faye hasn't asked them yet. 02:05.920 --> 02:07.920 She wanted to be sure that you... 02:07.920 --> 02:08.920 Mm-hmm. 02:08.920 --> 02:09.920 Okay to ask them? 02:09.920 --> 02:10.920 They're your friends. 02:10.920 --> 02:12.680 You won't regret it, Joe. 02:12.680 --> 02:14.560 You know Mrs. Phillips is darn nice-looking. 02:14.560 --> 02:15.560 Good talker to her. 02:15.560 --> 02:16.560 For sisters, anything like she is... 02:16.560 --> 02:18.000 Just do me one big favor, will you? 02:18.000 --> 02:19.000 What's that? 02:19.000 --> 02:20.000 Christmas is still five weeks away. 02:20.000 --> 02:21.000 Don't start selling me now. 02:21.000 --> 02:23.040 I wouldn't try to sell you on any girl. 02:23.040 --> 02:24.040 You know that. 02:24.040 --> 02:25.880 I never even met this one. 02:25.880 --> 02:32.600 I was just thinking that sometimes you can kind of sort of judge a person by family and... 02:32.600 --> 02:35.240 June of Friday. 02:35.240 --> 02:36.240 Where's that? 02:36.240 --> 02:37.240 I see. 02:37.240 --> 02:38.240 Yeah. 02:38.240 --> 02:42.640 I found a kid lying in an alley off Sheridan Street. 02:42.640 --> 02:43.640 He's hurt pretty bad. 02:43.640 --> 02:44.640 An accident? 02:44.640 --> 02:45.640 Knife in his back. 02:45.640 --> 02:54.240 Frank and I drove out to the address where the victim had been found. 02:54.240 --> 02:58.120 It was a dark alley that opened under Sheridan Street in the block between 5th and 6th. 02:58.120 --> 03:01.040 An ambulance had been called and the boy had already been moved to George Street Receiving 03:01.040 --> 03:02.040 Hospital. 03:02.040 --> 03:03.040 9.42 p.m. 03:03.040 --> 03:06.080 We talked to one of the patrol car officers who had discovered the body. 03:06.080 --> 03:07.640 We're only a couple blocks away. 03:07.640 --> 03:08.640 We headed right over. 03:08.640 --> 03:09.640 Where'd you find him? 03:09.640 --> 03:13.040 Here, I'll show you. 03:13.040 --> 03:14.040 Right here against that wall. 03:14.040 --> 03:15.040 Mm-hmm. 03:15.040 --> 03:16.040 He's lost a lot of blood. 03:16.040 --> 03:17.040 Yeah. 03:17.040 --> 03:18.040 Knife still in him? 03:18.040 --> 03:19.040 Mm-hmm. 03:19.040 --> 03:20.040 Small in the back. 03:20.040 --> 03:21.040 Look like he'd been beat up too. 03:21.040 --> 03:22.040 You seen anything about who did it? 03:22.040 --> 03:23.040 Well, he mumbled something. 03:23.040 --> 03:24.040 We couldn't understand him and then he passed out. 03:24.040 --> 03:25.040 How old would you say he was? 03:25.040 --> 03:26.040 Oh, 15, 16 maybe. 03:26.040 --> 03:28.000 He's a good looking kid. 03:28.000 --> 03:30.200 About 5'8", black hair, blue eyes, regular features. 03:30.200 --> 03:31.200 What kind of clothes? 03:31.200 --> 03:32.840 A jeans and a jacket, windbreaker type. 03:32.840 --> 03:34.560 You seen anybody around who might have done it? 03:34.560 --> 03:35.560 No, not a soul. 03:35.560 --> 03:36.760 The street was deserted. 03:36.760 --> 03:37.760 My partner's out looking now. 03:37.760 --> 03:38.760 I'll give him a hand. 03:38.760 --> 03:39.760 All right. 03:39.760 --> 03:40.760 Who filed the complaint? 03:40.760 --> 03:41.760 I don't know. 03:41.760 --> 03:42.760 I will check the board. 03:42.760 --> 03:48.720 Well, they don't know either. 03:48.720 --> 03:52.200 While a patrol car officer searched the neighborhood for suspects, Frank and I canvassed the area 03:52.200 --> 03:54.160 for the person who had reported the crime. 03:54.160 --> 03:55.160 10.16 p.m. 03:55.160 --> 03:57.840 We talked to the patrons in the nearby bar and grill. 03:57.840 --> 03:59.960 They denied having any knowledge of the assault. 03:59.960 --> 04:01.360 10.42 p.m. 04:01.360 --> 04:04.480 We entered a small tobacco shop on the corner of Sheridan and 8th. 04:04.480 --> 04:05.480 Evening, gents. 04:05.480 --> 04:06.480 How are you, sir? 04:06.480 --> 04:07.480 How are you doing? 04:07.480 --> 04:08.480 All right. 04:08.480 --> 04:09.480 What can I do for you? 04:09.480 --> 04:10.480 We're police officers. 04:10.480 --> 04:11.480 This is Frank Smith. 04:11.480 --> 04:12.480 My name's Friday. 04:12.480 --> 04:13.480 I'm the first here. 04:13.480 --> 04:14.480 Mr. Crest. 04:14.480 --> 04:15.480 Something troubling you fellas? 04:15.480 --> 04:16.480 I'd like to talk to you for a minute. 04:16.480 --> 04:17.480 That's all. 04:17.480 --> 04:18.480 Done anything I shouldn't? 04:18.480 --> 04:19.480 No, sir. 04:19.480 --> 04:20.480 Not as far as we know. 04:20.480 --> 04:21.920 Well, you never can tell, you know. 04:21.920 --> 04:28.400 The way they keep making up new laws nowadays, a person can be a criminal without even half-trying. 04:28.400 --> 04:29.400 Too many rules. 04:29.400 --> 04:30.400 That's what's wrong with this country. 04:30.400 --> 04:31.880 Too darn many rules. 04:31.880 --> 04:32.880 Yes, sir. 04:32.880 --> 04:34.440 Ought to be just one. 04:34.440 --> 04:35.440 How's that? 04:35.440 --> 04:38.600 Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 04:38.600 --> 04:39.600 Golden rule. 04:39.600 --> 04:42.000 That ought to be more insufficient. 04:42.000 --> 04:43.000 Yeah. 04:43.000 --> 04:44.680 Don't work out that way, though. 04:44.680 --> 04:49.840 Man could live up to it every day of his life and still wouldn't keep him out of jail. 04:49.840 --> 04:54.400 Golden rule don't say nothing about paying income taxes or taking off licenses or filing 04:54.400 --> 04:56.080 Social Security reports. 04:56.080 --> 04:57.640 Well, does it? 04:57.640 --> 04:58.640 No. 04:58.640 --> 04:59.640 Doesn't seem to. 04:59.640 --> 05:02.040 But you're in jail if you don't do them. 05:02.040 --> 05:03.040 Yeah. 05:03.040 --> 05:04.040 Man can live by the golden rule. 05:04.040 --> 05:05.040 Don't make no difference. 05:05.040 --> 05:06.040 It makes a difference. 05:06.040 --> 05:08.040 Oh, some maybe, but not enough. 05:08.040 --> 05:10.400 Have you been here all evening, Mr. Crest? 05:10.400 --> 05:11.400 Since summertime. 05:11.400 --> 05:12.400 When was that? 05:12.400 --> 05:13.400 Six thirty. 05:13.400 --> 05:15.960 Eat at the drug store over on Soto Street. 05:15.960 --> 05:17.480 Stop serving food at seven. 05:17.480 --> 05:18.480 I see, sir. 05:18.480 --> 05:20.920 What time did you get back to the store, do you remember? 05:20.920 --> 05:21.920 Five o'clock, maybe. 05:21.920 --> 05:23.920 And you've been here ever since? 05:23.920 --> 05:24.920 Sure. 05:24.920 --> 05:25.920 You ain't doubt my word. 05:25.920 --> 05:26.920 No, sir. 05:26.920 --> 05:27.920 I tell the truth, you know. 05:27.920 --> 05:28.920 Yes, sir. 05:28.920 --> 05:34.040 I may not get all my government forms figured out right, but I'm a true fool man. 05:34.040 --> 05:35.920 Anybody suspicious come in here tonight? 05:35.920 --> 05:36.920 Suspicious? 05:36.920 --> 05:39.120 I'm afraid you'll have to explain that. 05:39.120 --> 05:40.920 You see, I ain't no policeman. 05:40.920 --> 05:42.280 Folks don't look suspicious to me. 05:42.280 --> 05:43.280 They just look like folks. 05:43.280 --> 05:45.280 Well, any strangers then? 05:45.280 --> 05:46.720 Sure, lots of strangers. 05:46.720 --> 05:47.720 Eight or ten, maybe. 05:47.720 --> 05:48.720 I see. 05:48.720 --> 05:50.120 Strangers to me, at least, wait. 05:50.120 --> 05:53.120 I don't get acquainted with folks easy. 05:53.120 --> 05:56.080 Man comes, buys a pack of cigarettes or some tobacco. 05:56.080 --> 05:57.080 Don't make him a friend. 05:57.080 --> 06:00.160 I've not heard most of tonight's customers been in before. 06:00.160 --> 06:02.240 Oh, well, some of them had, yeah. 06:02.240 --> 06:03.400 Some of them hadn't. 06:03.400 --> 06:04.400 I don't keep track. 06:04.400 --> 06:05.400 I see. 06:05.400 --> 06:07.760 Did you hear anything out on the street? 06:07.760 --> 06:08.840 Tracking. 06:08.840 --> 06:10.720 Folks walking by. 06:10.720 --> 06:12.320 You fellas sure ain't very specific. 06:12.320 --> 06:13.840 Well, anything like a fight? 06:13.840 --> 06:15.360 In front of my place? 06:15.360 --> 06:16.360 In the neighborhood. 06:16.360 --> 06:18.800 Well, I didn't hear no fight. 06:18.800 --> 06:20.160 Somebody get to mixing it up? 06:20.160 --> 06:21.160 Looks that way. 06:21.160 --> 06:24.320 Oh, yeah, that's the trouble with this world. 06:24.320 --> 06:25.320 People always squabbling. 06:25.320 --> 06:28.960 Wherever you go, whatever you do, it ends up in squabble. 06:28.960 --> 06:30.400 Who was it? 06:30.400 --> 06:31.720 We don't know yet. 06:31.720 --> 06:32.720 Anybody hurt? 06:32.720 --> 06:33.720 Yes, sir. 06:33.720 --> 06:35.720 Well, probably brought it on himself. 06:35.720 --> 06:36.720 Maybe. 06:36.720 --> 06:39.720 Were there any youngsters hanging around your place tonight, Mr. Crest? 06:39.720 --> 06:40.720 Teenagers. 06:40.720 --> 06:42.720 Well, if there was, I didn't notice them. 06:42.720 --> 06:43.720 Kids, huh? 06:43.720 --> 06:44.720 Yes, sir. 06:44.720 --> 06:47.720 Well, I just don't know what we're coming to. 06:47.720 --> 06:48.720 Thank you very much, sir. 06:48.720 --> 06:49.720 Sure. 06:49.720 --> 06:50.720 Good night. 06:50.720 --> 06:51.720 Good night, sir. 06:51.720 --> 06:54.720 Say, there was one. 06:54.720 --> 06:55.720 How that? 06:55.720 --> 06:56.720 One young fella. 06:56.720 --> 06:59.720 He didn't hang around, though. 06:59.720 --> 07:01.720 He was in a big rush. 07:01.720 --> 07:02.720 You know him? 07:02.720 --> 07:05.720 No, I don't think I ever saw him before. 07:05.720 --> 07:07.720 Could you describe him for us? 07:07.720 --> 07:08.720 Oh, just an ordinary kid. 07:08.720 --> 07:09.720 How big was he? 07:09.720 --> 07:10.720 Oh, not big. 07:10.720 --> 07:14.720 He come up to about here on me. 07:14.720 --> 07:17.720 Probably don't have his full growth yet. 07:17.720 --> 07:18.720 I see. 07:18.720 --> 07:19.720 You recall how he was dressed? 07:19.720 --> 07:23.720 Well, I didn't pay much attention, only in the shop a couple of minutes. 07:23.720 --> 07:24.720 What color was his hair? 07:24.720 --> 07:27.720 Light, reddish or bondish. 07:27.720 --> 07:28.720 Nice looking boy? 07:28.720 --> 07:31.720 Oh, no better or worse than most. 07:31.720 --> 07:32.720 What time did you see him? 07:32.720 --> 07:37.720 Must be nearly a couple of hours ago, about nine o'clock. 07:37.720 --> 07:40.720 Come charging in all out of breath. 07:40.720 --> 07:41.720 Asked if I had a phone. 07:41.720 --> 07:44.720 I pointed out the booth over there in the corner. 07:44.720 --> 07:45.720 Go ahead. 07:45.720 --> 07:47.720 Well, there's nothing more to tell. 07:47.720 --> 07:49.720 He run over the booth, made a call. 07:49.720 --> 07:52.720 Wasn't on the phone more than a few seconds. 07:52.720 --> 07:54.720 Then he come out and left the shop. 07:54.720 --> 07:56.720 Anything else you can tell us about him? 07:56.720 --> 07:57.720 I don't think so, no. 07:57.720 --> 08:02.720 Except that when he was leaving, he wasn't in a hurry like when he come in. 08:02.720 --> 08:06.720 He sort of peered out the door first. 08:06.720 --> 08:08.720 Seems as though all the steam had gone out of him. 08:08.720 --> 08:10.720 He looked back over his shoulder. 08:10.720 --> 08:11.720 Yes, sir. 08:11.720 --> 08:13.720 The old gaunt expression on his face. 08:13.720 --> 08:14.720 What do you mean? 08:14.720 --> 08:17.720 Like he was scared to death. 08:22.720 --> 08:26.720 While we were in the tobacco shop, we telephoned Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and talked to Dr. Sebastian. 08:26.720 --> 08:30.720 He told us that the victim was in a critical condition and had been moved to General Hospital. 08:30.720 --> 08:32.720 He also told us that they had not been able to identify the boy. 08:32.720 --> 08:36.720 We called General and asked to be notified when he was able to talk. 08:36.720 --> 08:39.720 11.31 p.m., Frank and I went back to the office. 08:39.720 --> 08:41.720 Homicide was notified. 08:41.720 --> 08:46.720 Patrol car officers who had discovered the body reported that they had not found any suspects in the vicinity of the crime. 08:46.720 --> 08:49.720 11.46 p.m., we checked with the crime lab. 08:49.720 --> 08:52.720 An examination of the weapon had revealed no useful fingerprints. 08:52.720 --> 08:55.720 It was a spring blade knife with an 8-inch blade. 08:55.720 --> 09:01.720 12.02 a.m., Frank and I went off duty and another team of detectives continued the investigation. 09:01.720 --> 09:04.720 Next morning, Thursday, November 17th, 8.12 a.m. 09:06.720 --> 09:07.720 Morning, Joe. 09:07.720 --> 09:08.720 Hi. 09:08.720 --> 09:09.720 Anything new? 09:09.720 --> 09:10.720 No, not so far. 09:10.720 --> 09:11.720 How about missing persons? 09:11.720 --> 09:12.720 Nobody's reported them. 09:12.720 --> 09:13.720 It's funny. 09:13.720 --> 09:16.720 You'd think somebody would be looking for him by now, his folks, or somebody. 09:16.720 --> 09:17.720 Yeah, you would. 09:17.720 --> 09:19.720 Any coffee and that thing? 09:19.720 --> 09:20.720 Yeah, help yourself. 09:20.720 --> 09:21.720 All right. 09:21.720 --> 09:23.720 Probably cold by now. 09:23.720 --> 09:24.720 Better than nothing. 09:24.720 --> 09:26.720 Did you miss breakfast? 09:26.720 --> 09:27.720 Yeah, I wasn't hungry. 09:27.720 --> 09:28.720 Oh. 09:28.720 --> 09:29.720 Oh, you're right. 09:29.720 --> 09:30.720 Huh? 09:30.720 --> 09:31.720 It's cold. 09:31.720 --> 09:32.720 Yeah. 09:32.720 --> 09:33.720 Say, Joe. 09:33.720 --> 09:34.720 Mm-hmm? 09:34.720 --> 09:35.720 Uh, about Christmas. 09:35.720 --> 09:36.720 What about it? 09:36.720 --> 09:39.720 Well, we won't invite Mrs. Phillips's sister if you don't want us to. 09:39.720 --> 09:40.720 Mm-hmm. 09:40.720 --> 09:41.720 No. 09:41.720 --> 09:44.720 I got to thinking, last night, people shouldn't force a guy to get married and raise a family 09:44.720 --> 09:46.720 if it's against his best judgment. 09:46.720 --> 09:48.720 Well, who's getting married and raising a family? 09:48.720 --> 09:49.720 It's just a Christmas dinner, huh? 09:49.720 --> 09:51.720 Yeah, I bet you know, Faye. 09:51.720 --> 09:52.720 Well, you know me. 09:52.720 --> 09:53.720 I got it. 09:53.720 --> 09:56.720 Juvenile Friday. 09:56.720 --> 09:59.720 Yes, sir. 09:59.720 --> 10:01.720 All right, sir. 10:01.720 --> 10:02.720 Thank you very much. 10:02.720 --> 10:05.720 General Hospital, the boy's coming, too. 10:05.720 --> 10:06.720 Yeah? 10:06.720 --> 10:07.720 Can we talk to him? 10:07.720 --> 10:08.720 Yeah, for a minute or two. 10:08.720 --> 10:09.720 We better get a move on. 10:09.720 --> 10:10.720 Huh? 10:10.720 --> 10:15.720 Doc said to hurry. 10:15.720 --> 10:16.720 Frank and I drove out to General Hospital. 10:16.720 --> 10:20.720 The doctor in charge of the case was waiting for us in the hall outside the patient's room. 10:20.720 --> 10:21.720 Smith and Feinick? 10:21.720 --> 10:22.720 Yes, sir. 10:22.720 --> 10:23.720 Is it hard to go in? 10:23.720 --> 10:24.720 Don't stay too long. 10:24.720 --> 10:25.720 All right. 10:25.720 --> 10:26.720 You gonna be all right, Doc? 10:26.720 --> 10:27.720 It's too soon to tell. 10:27.720 --> 10:30.720 If the wound was an inch higher, I could give you an answer. 10:30.720 --> 10:31.720 Yeah? 10:31.720 --> 10:32.720 He'd be dead. 10:32.720 --> 10:35.720 We went on into the room. 10:35.720 --> 10:40.720 The shades were drawn and the victim was in semi-darkness. 10:40.720 --> 10:43.720 His eyes were open, but he closed them as soon as he saw us enter. 10:43.720 --> 10:48.720 How are you feeling, son? 10:48.720 --> 10:49.720 Son? 10:49.720 --> 10:50.720 I'm okay. 10:50.720 --> 10:53.720 I'd like to talk to you for a couple of minutes. 10:53.720 --> 10:55.720 No way of stopping you, is there? 10:55.720 --> 10:56.720 What's your name, son? 10:56.720 --> 10:57.720 Which yours? 10:57.720 --> 10:58.720 Smith, Frank Smith. 10:58.720 --> 10:59.720 My partner is Joe Friday. 10:59.720 --> 11:00.720 Cops? 11:00.720 --> 11:01.720 That's right. 11:01.720 --> 11:02.720 Well? 11:02.720 --> 11:03.720 Well, what? 11:03.720 --> 11:05.720 How about telling us who you are? 11:05.720 --> 11:06.720 I forgot. 11:06.720 --> 11:07.720 Oh. 11:07.720 --> 11:08.720 You know, amnesia. 11:08.720 --> 11:09.720 Yeah. 11:09.720 --> 11:10.720 How'd you get hurt, kid? 11:10.720 --> 11:11.720 Forgot that, too. 11:11.720 --> 11:12.720 We're trying to help you, son. 11:12.720 --> 11:14.720 Not my fault if I don't remember nothing. 11:14.720 --> 11:15.720 You know, you're pretty sick. 11:15.720 --> 11:16.720 Sure. 11:16.720 --> 11:17.720 But it's not amnesia. 11:17.720 --> 11:18.720 You're a doctor? 11:18.720 --> 11:19.720 No. 11:19.720 --> 11:20.720 Then you tell what's wrong with me. 11:20.720 --> 11:21.720 Who knifed you? 11:21.720 --> 11:23.720 Now, what happened? 11:23.720 --> 11:24.720 Come on, what's your name? 11:24.720 --> 11:25.720 Abraham Lincoln. 11:25.720 --> 11:26.720 You guys can call me egg. 11:26.720 --> 11:27.720 All right, we'll find out. 11:27.720 --> 11:28.720 Go ahead. 11:28.720 --> 11:29.720 What were you doing on Sheridan Street last night? 11:29.720 --> 11:30.720 At where I was? 11:30.720 --> 11:31.720 You want them to get away with it? 11:31.720 --> 11:32.720 Who? 11:32.720 --> 11:33.720 The fellow that stuck a shiv in your back? 11:33.720 --> 11:34.720 No, who'd do a thing like that? 11:34.720 --> 11:35.720 That's what we want you to tell us. 11:35.720 --> 11:36.720 Hey, you know what? 11:36.720 --> 11:37.720 Hmm? 11:37.720 --> 11:38.720 It's all starting to come back to me. 11:38.720 --> 11:39.720 Tell us about it. 11:39.720 --> 11:40.720 There was this black guy in the back of the car. 11:40.720 --> 11:41.720 Who? 11:41.720 --> 11:42.720 The guy who was driving the car. 11:42.720 --> 11:43.720 The guy who was driving the car. 11:43.720 --> 11:44.720 The guy who was driving the car. 11:44.720 --> 11:45.720 The guy who was driving the car. 11:45.720 --> 11:46.720 The guy who was driving the car. 11:46.720 --> 11:51.720 The guy who was driving the car. 11:51.720 --> 12:01.720 The guy who was driving the car. 12:01.720 --> 12:10.720 The guy who was driving the car. 12:10.720 --> 12:14.360 sure you listen to me so we're going to find out who you are and who stabbed you 12:15.000 --> 12:18.640 sorry I'm position offer a reward you want your face in all the newspapers 12:18.800 --> 12:22.880 with for I am important I said we're going to find out who you are. Well. 12:24.760 --> 12:30.680 Okay you want to play detective. Tom Tom one mark cut where do you live 12:30.760 --> 12:35.560 times what number. Apartment house corner of Diamond Olympic second floor in the 12:35.560 --> 12:39.240 back must put you tell us what happened last night that jumped me that's all I 12:39.240 --> 12:43.400 know was he I don't know I never saw him sure about that yeah what do you look 12:43.400 --> 12:48.920 like. I don't know it's dark somebody your own age heck no I was. 12:50.480 --> 12:54.840 3035 why do you pick you know I must have thought I had to go you never saw him 12:54.840 --> 12:59.360 before that's what I said I told. You get 12:59.360 --> 13:04.280 a look at his face. And tell us anything about him no but you know how old he was 13:04.280 --> 13:09.720 and I feel and that's all you know where do you go school. I thought you're. 13:11.160 --> 13:16.880 Any games in your school. You don't belong to one of the no you had any kind of 13:16.880 --> 13:22.200 trouble lately what kind of trouble with the other kids at the school. You got to 13:22.200 --> 13:27.560 get anything straight it was a kid who do you live with mark my old man where's 13:27.560 --> 13:33.280 your mother. And the tombstone. We'll get in touch with your dad 13:33.280 --> 13:37.480 what for you might be worried about. That. 13:44.600 --> 13:47.280 We're unable to get any additional information from the victim went back to 13:47.280 --> 13:52.280 the office and check the name Tom market through our and I had nothing on 9 47 13:52.280 --> 13:56.280 AM Frank and I draw out the address he'd given us to story stuff apartment house 13:56.280 --> 13:59.080 badly in need of repair we went up the second floor. 13:59.080 --> 14:02.880 The second floor. Must be this. 14:14.680 --> 14:19.840 All the time for market and police officers Frank Smith my name's Friday what 14:19.840 --> 14:23.920 do you want to come in for a minute you don't I'm going to fall flat on my face. 14:23.920 --> 14:32.360 My head's going to put the shreds. And I went on last night that's so I'm going to 14:32.360 --> 14:38.840 ask me have you know sir right now can't be no no that's what I really need usually 14:38.840 --> 14:43.560 keep a couple of refrigerator for an emergency like this. But that kid of mine 14:43.560 --> 14:47.760 has been guzzling them again but I talk to you about your son Mr market yeah you 14:47.760 --> 14:53.040 know I didn't come home last night didn't you know no way me no no I work nights 14:53.040 --> 14:56.880 drive a hack don't get home before five he leaves for school for a wake up. 14:58.400 --> 15:03.400 Would you pick him up for he's not under arrest. He's in the hospital I said that's 15:03.400 --> 15:08.960 right he was stabbed last night. Yeah. It's going to be all right in they don't 15:08.960 --> 15:15.080 know yet. You thought you might be able to help. Yeah I don't know who your son's 15:15.080 --> 15:22.200 friends are nothing bottom we don't. We are very close. Even worried lately about 15:22.200 --> 15:28.120 anything upset no more unusual how's he doing school lousy. Oh he's asked me to 15:28.120 --> 15:33.520 come down talk to him principal teachers what they say about I don't go when a 15:33.520 --> 15:36.520 couple of times when he first came to live with me didn't do any good that's 15:36.520 --> 15:40.600 how I can't change him anything I tell Tom just rubbed him the wrong way so he's 15:40.600 --> 15:45.480 on his own. How long is your son live with you three years how about before that 15:45.640 --> 15:50.360 he was with his mom. Of course me a couple years after he was born took him with 15:50.360 --> 15:54.400 it. When she died there was nobody else to look after me had to come back to me 15:54.600 --> 16:02.040 now. I get to get me a glass of water only take a second. Yeah. Looks like the 16:02.040 --> 16:07.760 kid was right but I was fine maybe it doesn't seem very upset. Just got his 16:07.760 --> 16:12.360 stuff is drinking yeah I used to feel like this when I was younger right. We want 16:12.360 --> 16:18.040 a bat for two three days come out of and feel OK I can't take it anymore. Also 16:18.040 --> 16:22.120 we'll be leaving you'd like to see your son he's a general hospital. I'm asked to 16:22.120 --> 16:27.800 see me. He's pretty sick market you talk to him didn't you that's right yes to 16:27.820 --> 16:34.280 see me no he didn't. Think so. I guess I can't blame him for hating me because I 16:34.280 --> 16:37.920 didn't want him after his mom died figured I had to take him yeah tried to 16:37.920 --> 16:44.280 tell him different you can believe me. Just can't talk to me. Father and son 16:44.280 --> 16:49.360 living in the same apartment like we speak a different language. They got to 16:49.360 --> 16:57.160 go down same lots of you can ask for me. It's funny. Somebody who hates your 16:57.160 --> 17:02.920 own son I may be around and see it in his face his eyes away talks every time I 17:02.920 --> 17:08.600 look at him I can see. Tom's one who's wrong there's not his fault but he's 17:08.600 --> 17:12.840 wrong you wouldn't believe it on the stack of Bible even you guys what's that 17:12.840 --> 17:14.040 it's not love. 17:19.920 --> 17:23.560 Frank and I drove out to the Taylor High School on Grand Avenue ten fifty seven 17:23.560 --> 17:27.000 AM we interviewed the principal James Wing or he told us that Tom market was a 17:27.000 --> 17:31.000 poor student but he was difficult to manage he also told us that the boy had 17:31.000 --> 17:34.720 a good mind and was capable of much better work than he performed was unable 17:34.720 --> 17:37.320 to throw any light on the night and suggested that we talk with the victims 17:37.320 --> 17:42.040 homeroom teacher Miss Nora Rollins. Eleven sixteen AM we interviewed Miss 17:42.040 --> 17:45.040 Rollins in a small room which had joined the principal's office I'm supposed to 17:45.040 --> 17:48.680 be giving an English examination during this period Sergeant yes ma'am it's only 17:48.680 --> 17:52.720 take a couple minutes you have a student named Tom Markha certainly he's my home 17:53.000 --> 17:59.240 kind of a boy is he noisy lazy impossible to discipline similar to a number of the 17:59.240 --> 18:04.160 others who he's absent today those men we know something happened Tom he's had an 18:04.160 --> 18:10.080 accident an accident or a fight why do you say that. Be the first time he had any 18:10.080 --> 18:14.320 fights lately in the school with a cut lip two or three weeks ago this time have 18:14.320 --> 18:18.840 any particular enemies I really don't know there are over seventy five students in 18:18.840 --> 18:22.560 my home room it's a little difficult to know very much about any of them yes ma'am 18:22.680 --> 18:26.640 about friends who's he pal around with you know nobody in particular as far as I 18:26.640 --> 18:33.080 can tell it no wait a minute there's one boy ma'am Arthur Jollet was he look like 18:33.080 --> 18:40.480 a small head almost as troublesome as Tom see in school today I believe so ma'am 18:40.480 --> 18:45.400 is there anything else you can tell us about Tom no. But I don't have much hope 18:45.400 --> 18:49.880 for him how's that I've asked his father to come in and see me several times so 18:49.880 --> 18:55.480 far he's always declined the invitation well Tom badly hurt yes ma'am pretty bad 18:55.560 --> 19:01.920 what was it my phone. Seventeen years ago when I first started teaching that would 19:01.920 --> 19:07.160 have shocked me I think it was a very naive young lady said that right I thought 19:07.160 --> 19:10.320 all a person had to do to become a teacher was to take the right courses get 19:10.320 --> 19:16.160 a degree in credential. Such a simple matter I wanted to teach English literature 19:16.160 --> 19:20.320 so I studied English literature Shakespeare Chaucer Browning Keith Shelley 19:20.760 --> 19:25.000 history I continue in the profession I discovered that I omitted one essential 19:25.000 --> 19:26.920 course was that judo. 19:26.920 --> 19:32.360 Yes Mr Wing or if we get interview student named Arthur Jollet he asked his 19:32.360 --> 19:36.240 secretary to have the voice and it was like he's the one who called in the report 19:36.240 --> 19:42.600 now must have been with Mark that when it happened. Man. Want to see me that's 19:42.600 --> 19:49.800 right come in son. You're Arthur Jollet. That we asked for so that. We're police 19:49.800 --> 19:55.000 officers Smith my name's Friday. You have a friend named Tom. 19:55.000 --> 19:59.760 You have a friend named Tom Markup I know pretty good friend of yours is he 19:59.760 --> 20:05.720 he's a friend you've been with him lately when yesterday day before sure where here 20:05.920 --> 20:11.600 got some of the same subjects how about after school. You saw him after school 20:11.600 --> 20:18.520 did you not for that. Last night to. Where were you last night movie. 20:19.680 --> 20:23.800 Would you go with when along what movie double bill in Hollywood what you do 20:23.800 --> 20:28.680 after it's to write on spending time around Sheridan Street where's that wants 20:28.680 --> 20:32.280 to show you come on we'll take you over there for like to have a meet a man who 20:32.280 --> 20:36.920 runs a tobacco shop in that part of town. Kidding us up young fellow came into his 20:36.920 --> 20:41.620 place last night so we describe him it could be you must be blind to some well 20:41.640 --> 20:47.440 let's find out. Come on. OK so maybe I was in his neck of the woods what's the 20:47.440 --> 20:52.880 beef your friend market was around there to one incident yeah matter with Tom 20:52.880 --> 20:58.820 anyhow why ain't been in school today in the hospital. Good thing you called us 20:58.820 --> 21:02.100 when you did you might be dead by now who says I called you man who runs the 21:02.100 --> 21:07.100 tobacco shop of equity tell it well I mean who I was called all right John give 21:07.100 --> 21:11.540 us the whole story now what's going on let's get it over with it's about Tom ask 21:11.540 --> 21:17.340 him we're asking you want us to take you of course not up to you. And much to 21:17.340 --> 21:22.180 tell just walking around Tom and me you know fellow jumped out from an alley came 21:22.180 --> 21:27.500 at us with a knife went to the swing of Tom ducked off you know called the cops 21:27.860 --> 21:32.500 so I know who was it John guess is as good as my I don't think so sit yourself 21:32.780 --> 21:36.740 about Tom was a friend of yours years we want to know who stabbed him expect me to 21:36.740 --> 21:42.460 do a dream up a name how big was he medium size oh nineteen twenty Tom says he 21:42.460 --> 21:47.180 was about thirty five Tom I know he's a lot closer to him all right let's go down 21:47.200 --> 21:50.980 the juvenile bureau for I told you everything I know want to show you some 21:50.980 --> 21:55.500 mug shots forget it I wouldn't recognize it but let's give it a try anyway I'll 21:55.520 --> 21:58.660 take it easy with you what's the matter I don't want to be seen leaving with you 21:58.680 --> 22:03.180 guys all right do my reputation any good what you're afraid of I ain't afraid. 22:04.420 --> 22:09.220 Down after buddy that we're afraid. Look Tom why did you know he had told you 22:09.220 --> 22:15.020 wouldn't he. Tell me that I'm on John let's go give me an answer is Tom OK or 22:15.020 --> 22:18.060 not that make any difference to you sure it makes a difference doesn't look like 22:18.060 --> 22:22.860 it to us I'm no squealer all right you've had your chance now you've got to go 22:22.860 --> 22:26.700 and come on you can't arrest me a boy was stabbed last night you saw it as far as 22:26.700 --> 22:29.940 we know you're the only other person who was there and you figure it out and have 22:29.940 --> 22:34.740 nothing to do with it Tom I'll tell you so. Throw me in jail my own man kill me 22:35.260 --> 22:42.940 that's tough. I'm going to take the rap stuff to you. OK it was Jerry Jerry who 22:42.940 --> 22:48.180 longer he go to the school yeah what was it all about Tom tried to date Jerry's 22:48.180 --> 22:51.220 girl Jerry heard about a father this last night I'll get a hold of long. 22:53.260 --> 22:58.060 And wait a minute now Jerry finds out I squealed on him he'll do even worse to me 22:58.380 --> 23:02.860 he's going to find out is he we won't tell. The tumble you can start sending 23:02.860 --> 23:06.780 flowers Jerry's the big man around school you know what six foot lots of muscle 23:06.780 --> 23:19.260 lots of show what does make a big man doesn't need to knife. The story you've 23:19.260 --> 23:24.460 just heard is true the names were changed to protect the innocent on December 23:24.460 --> 23:28.060 second a hearing was held in juvenile department Superior Court State of 23:28.060 --> 23:40.300 California in and for the county of Los Angeles. Petitions were filed on both the 23:40.300 --> 23:45.020 victim and the subject the victim Thomas Mark was placed under twenty four hour 23:45.020 --> 23:49.940 supervision in a foster home the subject Jerome Longren due to a previous 23:49.940 --> 23:54.420 juvenile record and the viciousness of the attack was sentenced to a juvenile 23:54.420 --> 23:59.860 correctional establishment you have just heard drag the authentic story of your 23:59.860 --> 24:04.540 police force in action and starring Jack Webb presentation of the United States 24:04.540 --> 24:28.500 Armed Forces radio service. 25:04.740 --> 25:05.740 I. 25:06.740 --> 25:07.740 I. 25:08.740 --> 25:09.740 I. 25:11.740 --> 25:12.740 I. 25:13.740 --> 25:14.740 I. 25:15.740 --> 25:16.740 I. 25:17.740 --> 25:18.740 I. 25:18.740 --> 25:33.740 I.